Muppet RaceMania

Muppet Race Mania
European cover art
Developer(s)	Traveller's Tales Jim Henson Interactive
Publisher(s)	^NA Midway Games ^EU SCEE
Designer(s)	James Cunliffe John Hodskinson
Composer(s)	Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release date(s)	^NA October 3, 2000 ^EU April 19, 2000
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Two-player

Muppet Race Mania is a PlayStation racing game that was developed by Traveller's Tales Ltd., and published by Midway in North America and Sony Computer Entertainment in Europe, and released in 2000. The game includes the choice of 25 muppet characters driving 25 vehicles. They race on 34 tracks based on sites in Muppet films (The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island and Muppets from Space), and Muppet TV programs (The Muppet theatre from The Muppet Show, and the caves from Fraggle Rock).

This game marked the first vocal appearance by Scooter and Janice since the death of Richard Hunt. Both were performed by Matt Vogel, the only time he voiced these characters.

Gameplay

Extra characters were unlocked by beating them in races or battles, or by finding them hidden in different tracks. Also hidden are clips from the Muppet movies.

Modes

Race Mode
Battle Mode
Adventure Mode
Stunt Mode
Chicken Chase
Reverse Race
Battle Race

Playable characters

Unlockable characters

The following can be unlocked by racing against them [or finding them in stunt courses] in Adventure Mode:

Battle race bosses

Beauregard
Bill the Frog
Dr. Phil van Neuter
Gill the Frog
Jill the Frog
Spa'am (credited as "Pig Chief")
Statler and Waldorf
Sweetums

Weapons

There are a few weapons that can be used against other players during gameplay (except in stunt mode when there are no other players).

Penguins - used like landmines, the penguin is dropped behind the player for other players behind them to bump into. As they hop, they sound like sea lions.
Camilla - used to shoot out in front of the player, the chicken runs faster and chases players ahead for a distance.
Fish - used to throw directly at other players in front of the player.
Bomb - used in an aerial attack against an opponent or when in a small room it will bounce against the walls in order to hit the opponent.
Special move - each Muppet character has their own special move that can be activated after filling up on boost. This move is applied to all other players in play. The move generally stuns other players (in some theatrical manner) and prevents them from moving forward. In race mode, this allows a player to get ahead, and in battle mode it allows a player to stop being attacked and stop other players so the player can attack them while stunned. For instance, Kermit's special move puts the other players on a bouncing lily pad for a few seconds, Animal's makes them turn green and spin rapidly, Janice's "Flower Power" move puts them in a 1960s flower daze, and Pepe's move shrinks all others to the size of a shrimp. How much of a detriment they are to the opponent varies with each Muppet.

Characters' karts

Courses

The Muppet Movie

Swamp (Race #1)
Ghost Town (Race #2)
Canyon (Battle)
FunFair (Stunt)

The Great Muppet Caper

Happiness Hotel (Race #1)
Mallory Gallery (Race #2)
Trafalgar Square (Battle)
Restaurant (Stunt)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Central Park (Race #1)
New York City (Race #2)
Theatre (Battle)
Diner (Stunt)

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Old London Town (Race #1)
Graveyard (Race #2)
Chamber (Battle)
Rooftops (Stunt)

Muppet Treasure Island

Dock (Race #1)
Treasure Island (Race #2)
Lagoon (Battle)
Mountain (Stunt)

Muppets From Space

Secret Base (Race #1)
Cape Doom (Race #2)
Laboratory (Battle)
Muppet Labs (Stunt)

Secrets

Studio (Race)
Arches (Battle)
Fraggle Rock (Race)
Disco (Battle Race)

The End(end credit courses with over-head perspective)

Speedway (Race)
Rally (Race)
Glacier (Race)
Volcano (Battle)
Haunted House (Battle)
Whatever (Battle)

Cast

Main article: List of Muppets

Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny, Link Hogthrob, Doozer, Gill the Frog (voice and archived footage)
Frank Oz - Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle (voice and archived footage)
Dave Goelz - The Great Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen, Waldorf, Beauregaard, Bill the Frog (voice and archived footage)
Jerry Nelson - Robin the Frog, Floyd Pepper, Statler (voice and archived footage)
Bill Barretta - Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Pepe the King Prawn, Swedish Chef, Johnny Fiama (voice and archived footage)
Kevin Clash - Clifford, Spa'am (voice)
Brian Henson - Sal Minella, Dr. Phil van Neuter (voice)
John Kennedy - Dr. Teeth (voice)
Matt Vogel - Scooter, Janice (voice)
Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Dr. Teeth (voice) (uncredited - archived footage)
Richard Hunt - Statler, Janice (voice) (uncredited - archived footage)

References

Series	Sam and Friends (1955–61) Our Place (1967) The Muppet Show (1976–81; episodes) Muppet Babies (1984–91) Little Muppet Monsters (1985) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Muppets Tonight (1996–98) Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2007) The Muppets (2015–present)

Segments	The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–65) The Mike Douglas Show (1966–79) The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–71) Saturday Night Live (The Land of Gorch, 1975–76)

Specials	Hey, Cinderella! (1969) The Muppets on Puppets (1970) The Frog Prince (1971) The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) Out to Lunch (1974) The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) The Earth Day Special (1990) The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)

Films

Feature	The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets from Space (1999) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

TV	It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

Direct-to- video	Muppet Sing-Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs (1993) Muppet Classic Theater (1994) Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

Music

Albums	The Muppet Show (1977) The Muppet Show 2 (1978) The Muppet Movie (1979) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1993) Kermit Unpigged (1994) The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002) The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006) Muppets: The Green Album (2011) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Songs	"The Muppet Show Theme" "Rainbow Connection" "Bein' Green" "Mahna Mahna" "When the River Meets the Sea" "Never Before, Never Again" "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Man or Muppet"

Web series

Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)

Video games

Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
Muppets Inside (1996)
Muppet RaceMania (2000)
Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
Disney Universe (2011)

Other media

Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
Comics series
Before You Leap

Muppets portal

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